Another privacy threat: DNS logging and how to avoid it

Shinma

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With AT&T now turning your DNS logs into a money-making proposition, it's time to look at alternatives

As if you didn't already have enough privacy problems to worry about, a recent expose by Stacey Higginbotham at GigaOm explains how AT&T is dredging DNS records and selling the results to would-be advertisers -- unless AT&T customers pay for it to stop.

DNS logging is widespread, even in places where you might not expect it. Even if you use a VPN, there's at least one weak point in the chain where VPN server DNS hits are logged, and could potentially be tracked back, rerouted, or blocked entirely. A new service from Golden Frog offers zero DNS logging -- for a price...